The IS vs local terrorist groups / Pak based & origin JeM, LeT, etc never clashed with each other as in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, etc.
Either, we should've waited to see how events unfold or as
@vstol Jockey has been maintaining , out here the IS / AQ is just another acronym for a new organization backed by the ISI. You could very well see another Pulwama like outrage whose ownership may well be claimed by the IS Or AQ. What's going to be our response then? Maybe Musa was taken out to prevent such an eventuality. These are extremely murky waters for us to navigate into.
Modi's offensive defence as of now is purely to react to major outrages, which is a step up from how the UPA used to react . As I remarked before, the killing of 5 CRPF jawans a few days ago, the killing of an RR major, etc are all BAU - biz as usual - as per Modi -2. 0. In order for us to prevent such incidents, we'd have to actively engage and arm malcontents within Pakistan. Such a step would have a dynamic of its own and would have international ramifications like the Chinese getting involved to protect their interests.He's not going down that road. I don't even think he's interested in going down that road.